Fashion Retail Program MATC

12/12/2016

Hi everyone...I am a new editor of the Fashion/Retail Program page. I will be doing Fashion/Retail Society updates. Look for my postings!

12/07/2016

Yet another great holiday display created the this year's VIsual Merchandising class. From the left: Mercedes Kobs, Anne Bigelow and Jasmine Campbell. Nice job team!

11/28/2016

Lovely new cover photo was created by an MATC photography student and some members of the Fashion Retail Society Club.

11/28/2016

Fashion Retail Program MATC's cover photo

05/02/2016

Fashion Blogger Aateka Samaras and guest speaker at The Fashion/Retail Society's May 2nd meeting, demonstrates the proper way to wear a hijab.

05/02/2016

Fashion Blogger Aateka Samaras (part of the blogger duo with her sister Marwa) spoke to MATC's Fashion/Retail Society Club about those that due to religious beliefs, adhere to modest fashion while still being fahionable. The Fashion/Retail Society invited MATC south campus ESL students to join the club members at the event. Fifty ESL program students participated in hearing the presentation along with the Fashion/Retail students. Program moderator was Society President Aniyah Donner.

04/27/2016

Students in Deb Jansky's Textiles class work on removing stains in the annual stain removal lab on April 25th. One "tool" that students were amazed at was the iconic Fels Naptha soap as a satin remover. A much lower cost alternative to commercially marketed stain sticks!

04/12/2016

Register now for Summer and Fall 2016 classes for the Fashion/Retail Marketing Program! Classes in Special Event Management, Visual Merchandising, Retail Management and Customer Service Management are only a few of the classes that are offered.

04/12/2016

On April 6th, the Fashion/Retail Society (the Fashion/Retail program student organization) hosted a Pop Up Shop at the Oak Creek Community Center. The students created a fun, one-night shopping experience that provided clothing at reasonable costs to buyers at the same time giving the students a great experience in facilitating a Pop Up Shop.

09/30/2015

The Fashion Society, MATC's Fashion/Retail Marketing club, hosted guest speaker, Manisha Patel, from the American Association of Textile, Apparel & Material Professionals (AATCC) at the September 30th meeting.

09/29/2015

Students in Deb Jansky's Special Event Management class were given a behind the scene tour of the Pier Wisconsin venue on September 28th. The tour was hosted by Amanda Hand the Bartolotta Sales & Catering Manager and the facility Executive Chef.

09/29/2015

Fashion/Retail students attended the 'Dressing Downton Abbey' exhibit in Oshkosh, WI held at the Paine Art Center on September 19th.

09/21/2015

Deb Jansky's Special Event Management class took a behind the scene field trip to the Polish Center of Wisconsin, on September 21st. Situated on a small lake in Franklin, this venue is a perfect facility for beautiful weddings and small corporate events.

08/02/2015

Meeting on Saturday, August 1st at Starbucks Mayfair with the Fashion Club leadership. From left, Nancy Crosby (club advisor), Aniyah Donner, Basia Spencer, Monica Cole and Jamie Hawkins. The group is planning some wonderful fashion events for the upcoming school year. Stay tuned!

04/27/2015

Lipstick, candle wax, mustard and ink...what do these things have in common? They are all some of the stains that the Textiles class had to try to remove from fabric in the stain removal lab. The toughest? Lipstick...watch out for that one ladies!

11/25/2014

Another round of great window displays from this semester's Visual Merchandising class. The displays are the work of Shannon Mikolajczyk (top), Julia Krecklow (bottom left), and Polly Thao (bottom right).

11/04/2014

MATC’s English as a Second Language Program Prepared Lyly Cao to Continue on to Associate Degree...

Great article about program student Lyly Cao on how she came to MATC from Vietnam as an ESL student prior to enrolling in the Fashion/Retail Marketing program.

Matzel Manufacturing, Inc., Helps Lead the Way to Resolving the Skilled Worker Shortage.

11/03/2014

Fashion/Retail program students, Trevor Jones and Shannon Mikolajczyk put finishing touches on a display that features a "flying" technique in their Visual Merchandising class.

10/20/2014

MATC Times : Fashion/Retail students succeed with style

Nice article about the Fashion/Retail program in the MATC TImes!

The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

09/30/2014

Historical Fashion Trivia AND Fall/Winter 2014 Fashion Trend:
Here is a good example of how often, history keeps recycling silhouettes and styles. Back in the 1820's-1830's, sleeves reached their most ridiculous dimensions, forming huge puffs and wings (see picture)...shoulders virtually disappeared until the 1840's. The second photo is from the Thom Browne Resort 2014 collection which shows a more contemporary version of the extreme sleeve. At least with the latter, one can actually get through today's average 30" doorways.

08/26/2014

On Monday, August 25th, our program hosted its first, program specific orientation for new students. A highlight was a speaker panel comprised of existing students and graduates. Thank you to (pictured from left) Polly Thao, Zeinab Younes, Paulette Schladensky, Melanie Lamp, Erica Lorenzo, Eric Fatke and Anna Zarnowski. Your enthusiasm for our program and the energy you brought to the panel discussion were most appreciated!

08/26/2014

MATC Fashion/Retail Marketing Associate Degree Program

Welcome to the new semester to our new and returning students. Just wanted to share with you a great video for our program. A most special thank you to Jai Cherney who produced the video for us!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpRdTfq5ypw&feature=youtu.be

MATC (Milwaukee Area Technical College) offers a Fashion & Retail Marketing program that will give you the advantage! Enjoy our video to show a bit more abou...

07/25/2014

MATC Fashion/Retail Program Instructors and Educational Assistant enjoyed meeting potential new students at a recent MATC recruitment event. From left, Instructors Gretchen Davidson, Deb Jansky and Ed Assistant Nancy Crosby.

06/26/2014

Register now for the Fall semester. Program is available in traditional face-to-face format as well as online! Go to matc.edu to get more information.

05/06/2014

Textiles Class Stain Removal Lab

05/01/2014

Historical Fashion Trivia:
In 1937, Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers created nylon. Little did he suspect that on May 15, 1940 when the first nylon stockings went on sale they would be a smash hit across the U.S. in department stores with 780,000 pairs being sold the first day! Who would have thought that a chemist would be the father of a major classic fashion item?

03/13/2014

Historical Fashion Trivia:
In the Middle Ages when a young man married, he gave the bride's father one of his gloves as a symbol that he would take care of his new bride "single-handedly".

03/01/2014

Hot off the press! Our new Fashion/Retail folders have arrived. If you, or someone you know, would like more information about MATC's Fashion/Retail Marketing program please contact Deb Jansky at [email protected] - it's your first step to starting an exciting, dynamic career!

02/27/2014

Historical Fashion Tidbit:
The origin of denim was in Nîmes, France, where a fabric called "serge de Nîmes" was developed. It was a coarse, twilled fabric made of cotton, which was very strong and durable. The sails of the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María were made from this fabric. A version for trousers was later developed and called "denim".

12/31/2013

Welcome to our new Fashion Retail Program Instructor Gretchen Davidson. Gretchen brings a wealth of experience from having worked in the advertising industry, as a buyer for both Bon Ton and Kohl's and most recently as a Senior Category Advisory Manager for Coca-Cola. Her energy and out-going personality will be a wonderful addition to MATC's Fashion Retail Program!

12/15/2013

Congratulations to Fashion/Retail Marketing Program student Gina Schwab who received the Lamp of Knowledge AND the President's Award - both for academic excellence (GPA 4.0) and the latter also for service to MATC and/or the community.

12/05/2013

Kudos to students Lily Cao, Erica Lorenzo and Paulette Schladensky who created this underwater display in their Visual Merchandising class!

11/26/2013

Historical Fashion Tidbit:
It was Queen Elizabeth I, when having nowhere to put her 3000 dresses, designed a special room with a separate hook for each dress and so the closet was born.

11/18/2013

Color Test - Online Color Challenge | X-Rite

Ever wonder why you have trouble matching colors? You just may have a real color deficiency. Or on the other hand, you may have great visual color accuity. A fun way to find out is to take a quick online assessment created by xrite.com and Pantone. Take the Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test and see just how good you are at seeing nuances in color.
Tip: This does not work well when using Internet Explorer as a brower...try using Mozilla Firefox or another brower when doing this.
http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77&lang=en

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11/18/2013

We love to share the exciting things that our students do! Today we are sharing a fashion blog created by Gabi Loomis. Please follow Gabi's blog for fun fashion updates!
http://colormesassy.com/